Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Rice Pudding

This rice pudding is tasty and a very easy to make for breakfast or dessert. It is also gluten-free.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 246 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 cups instant white rice (such as Minute®)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more to taste
• ⅛ teaspoon salt (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon butter (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir rice, butter, and salt into water until the butter melts. Cover saucepan and remove from heat. Set aside until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Stir milk, brown sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla extract into the rice; bring to a simmer over medium heat while stirring; cook until the rice has the consistency of loose oatmeal, about 5 minutes. Ladle pudding into bowls and dust with cinnamon.